Eliza+Lantz


 * Slowmation Movie: By Eliza, Hannah G, and Kirsty

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Slide show for Performing Arts Centre 5.Good/Bad things about this project... The project was quite complexed but we made it in the end. Some of the problems made a difference to our out come but that was alright. **

Overall Conclusion


 * Gimp Project

Some children and adults that are unaware of the dangers of giving out your password. This poster was made colourful and creative to catch the eye of younger children. Sorry but you have to go to the bottom of this blog to see my poster!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Enjoy!

Task wheel

__ Gather/Organize __ What do I know about cybersafety? I have had a few sessions exploring GIMP and experimenting with the different tools to help me create my poster. We watched a few videos explaining how to be net safe and then were to create our own positive message to other kids. I know that you should never give out personal information on the net and if you are ever unsure ask a parent or someone you know well. Most importantly never give out your password! Have I presented material about cybersafety before? No this is the first time and I have learnt a lot about cybersafety from the videos and information.

Do I understand what I have to do? Is there anything I don’t understand about this activity? In the begging I was very confused on how to use GIMP but then I got some help. Now I can use GIMP reasonably efficiently. I feel like I would be able to use this programme again.

What skills and knowledge will I be using? I had to be creative and use the knowledge from the videos and the teacher and what I already knew. I had to think about design and had to have perseverance.

__ Identify __ What do I want to accomplish in creating a poster? How do I want to interest others in my topic? Do I want to present an informative poster that can be used as a reference? Do I want to present a warning poster that alerts people to danger? Or some combination of those goals? I want to be able to inform other kids who don’t know as much about being cybersafe and I want to have an interesting and creative way to inform them. I want to have some bright colours so kids look at it and it is attention grabbing. I want kids to be able to take something away from my poster and use it in future reference. I want to aware people of the dangers on the net but not to scare them so they don’t use the net at all. 

What do I need in order to do this? What materials do I have? What resources do I need? Should I do more research on cybersafety?  Who will be looking at this work? How can I appeal to other students? I have GIMP as the programme to create my poster. I have knowledge from the previous cyber safety videos we watched. The class and teacher will see my work. I will make my poster appealing to others by making it colourful and creative. 

Are there examples of cybersafety posters or materials that I can look at? In our classroom we have the last years posters on the wall from the previous year 8 students.

What are the obstacles? What problems may happen? I needed to always backup my things on the laptop in case my laptop crashed or my poster file was accidently deleted.

What software will be used to create the poster? I will use GIMP to create my poster and the internet to get pictures.

Have you used any drawing/paint tool software?  If so, name them? I have used paint which allow me to create my own pictures.

Have you had any experience in using Gimp? We were given a few lesson to experiment with GIMP but other than tat this is the first school poster I have made using GIMP.

__ Generate __ List as many ideas as possible. What aspects of cybersafety interest me? What would I want to see on a poster? Consider the advantages and disadvantages of each idea. Are there any other subjects to consider?

I want to aware people of the dangers on the internet so I’m thinking that on my poster I will have a bold message.  What resources (books, websites, etc.) have I been provided with? What do other people think about this? Do others think I have a good idea? Videos, General knowledge, TV, and websites. __ Decide- What is the best Idea? __ Which are the best ideas? Prioritise the 3-5 best ideas. Explain your reasons for choosing these. What are the arguments for and against each idea? With too many pictures or words the poster could become clustered.
 * Big colourful letters
 * Bright colours
 * Vibrant poster containing a small jingle
 * Having big bold letters saying a strong message
 * Heaps of pictures
 * A  great poem that is catchy and people will remember
 * Using equal amount of both pictures and words and bright colours.

 Which idea is the best one for completing the task? Which idea is best for accomplishing my goal? Using a good amount of both pictures and words and using bright colours.

What is my plan? What are the steps to follow? How will I keep track of my progress? What are my milestones?

Possible list of steps: ·  Research and gather material about my subject. ·  Revise material and compose text for poster. ·  Create graphics. ·  Take pictures. Edit pictures. · <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> Assemble text and images into poster. <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-list: Ignore; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> Review poster and modify as needed.

Each day I will review how much work I have done. I will see if I need to spend some time at home working on it or if I am too far ahead.

__ Implement- Let’s do it! __ Am I making progress through the plan? Yes, I have followed the plan and I think I will be able to deliver my poster on time.

Am I doing this correctly? You may need to review your goal for this activity. I have done this correctly and I just need to check that I have included everything that is needed to get a good mark. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Do I need to revise my plan? As you continue, you may discover facts that require changing the plan. I might need to work a little bit quicker to complete the task on time.

Am I satisfied with the text/graphics/pictures that I have created? <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Partly, because I think I didn’t really know how to use GIMP very well so I couldn’t create the poster to my full ability.

__<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Evaluate- How well did I do? __ <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Did I complete the task as originally set out? Did I solve the problem? Is the text as interesting or informative as intended? Are the graphics and images appealing? I feel I did an OK job and I was pretty creative but I feel that if I had more time I coujld do an even better job.

What have I done? What have I done really well? Is there anything that stands out as particularly good? I was one of the first few to know how to create text so I am pleased with my wording.

Is there anything that needs improvement? Should I go back and redo anything? I think I might redo one of the pictures and maybe had a bit more colour.

Have you checked your poster for any spelling errors? Yes, there are none.

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Am I ready to communicate my ideas or show/display my work to others? Is the poster ready to be shown to others? I think I might need one more day to tidy it up completely. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none;"> __<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Communicate- Let’s tell someone! __ <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Who can I tell? Who is my audience? The class, the teacher and other students that have class in this classroom

What is the best way to present this to my audience? Vibrant colours and make it eye catching

How do I interest other students in my particular subject? I will inform them on what they might not have know so they will be interested. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Did I include the right text/graphics/images to inform and appeal to other students? I think so because I based my whole poster on my message of information including linking the pictures to relate to my message.

__<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Learn from experience- What have I learned? __ <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> If I had to start this activity all over again, how would I improve my performance? Would I change my work habits? Would I use a different subject or different design? Would I only make small changes? I would spend more time making my poster creative. I would think about how much time I had and manage it better.

How have I improved since that last time I worked on a similar task? Yes, last time I didn’t really know how to use the program but this time a was able top work independently on my poster.

Have I learned anything about my subject or about appealing to others or about presenting information? <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msospacerun: yes;"> Can I use that elsewhere? Yes, I know people like bright colours so I think I would use interesting, rainbow colours next time

How has my thinking changed as a result of this work? By thinking positively I was able to create an interesting

What skills have I learned and developed? Can these skills be applied to other subjects/activities? I have learnt time management skill, concentration and determination.

What problems did I have to solve? Were there obstacles in developing ideas, researching material, or presenting the material? How were they overcome?

My laptop wouldn’t let me move photo’s so I had to move them into my folder and then import them from there. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> How did I use the strengths of others to help me? Yes, one of the girls knew who to scale and resize a photo and I did not so she was able to help me.